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[Opinions] Re: Dahlia or Dalia?
by
Anneza
11/7/2012, 10:15 PM
in reply to
a message by pike
Where I live,
Dahlia
is the plant and is pronounced DAYleea, same beginning as
Daisy
.
Dalia
is Hebrew and pronounced DAHleea; also a plant name but no connection with the flowers.
Dahlia
doesn't sound human to me, so I'd go for
Dalia
.
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